Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.
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But Jehoshabeath, the daughter of the king, took Joash the son of Ahaziah, and stole him from among the king's sons that were slain, and put him and his nurse in a bedchamber. So Jehoshabeath, the daughter of king Jehoram, the wife of Jehoiada the priest, (for she was the sister of Ahaziah,) hid him from Athaliah, so that she slew him not.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd if thou wilt make me an altar of stone, thou shalt not build it of hewn stone: for if thou lift up thy tool upon it, thou hast polluted it.
Exodus
Law / MosesAnd he bought the hill Samaria of Shemer for two talents of silver, and built on the hill, and called the name of the city which he built, after the name of Shemer, owner of the hill, Samaria.
1 Kings
HistoryWhat then? shall we sin, because we are not under the law, but under grace? God forbid.
Romans
Pauline EpistlesHe brought streams also out of the rock, and caused waters to run down like rivers.
Psalms
PoetryThey shall have linen bonnets upon their heads, and shall have linen breeches upon their loins; they shall not gird themselves with any thing that causeth sweat.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsDo not think that I will accuse you to the Father: there is one that accuseth you, even Moses, in whom ye trust.
John
GospelsThe fourteenth day of the second month at even they shall keep it, and eat it with unleavened bread and bitter herbs.
Numbers
LawTherefore will I cast you out of this land into a land that ye know not, neither ye nor your fathers; and there shall ye serve other gods day and night; where I will not shew you favour.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with her suburbs, and Jahazah with her suburbs,
Joshua
HistoryThen answered one of the servants, and said, Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Beth-lehemite, that is cunning in playing, and a mighty valiant man, and a man of war, and prudent in matters, and a comely person, and the LORD is with him.
1 Samuel
HistoryNow therefore why tempt ye God, to put a yoke upon the neck of the disciples, which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear?
Acts
HistoryAnd Amasa wallowed in blood in the midst of the highway. And when the man saw that all the people stood still, he removed Amasa out of the highway into the field, and cast a cloth upon him, when he saw that every one that came by him stood still.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanAnd Enos lived after he begat Cainan eight hundred and fifteen years, and begat sons and daughters:
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, O Gog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal:
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielFor the thing which I greatly feared is come upon me, and that which I was afraid of is come unto me.
Job
Wisdom / JobAnd the children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array at the entering in of the gate: and the Syrians of Zoba, and of Rehob, and Ish-tob, and Maacah, were by themselves in the field.
2 Samuel
HistoryThen the king, when he heard these words, was sore displeased with himself, and set his heart on Daniel to deliver him: and he laboured till the going down of the sun to deliver him.
Daniel
Major Prophets / DanielThe LORD openeth the eyes of the blind: the LORD raiseth them that are bowed down: the LORD loveth the righteous:
Psalms
PoetryCommit thy works unto the LORD, and thy thoughts shall be established.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonFor since the beginning of the world men have not heard, nor perceived by the ear, neither hath the eye seen, O God, beside thee, what he hath prepared for him that waiteth for him.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAnd it shall become small dust in all the land of Egypt, and shall be a boil breaking forth with blains upon man, and upon beast, throughout all the land of Egypt.
Exodus
LawBy him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name.